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[–] nightshade@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Do you happen to have a better source?

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 2 points 5 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago) (1 children)

It's being fairly widely reported, though most sites seem to say 498 schools damaged, not 600. CNN, for example, or Al Jazeera. The source is a statement by the head of Iran's Red Crescent Society, Pirossein Kholivand. Here's an Iranian news agency giving more details of his statement. Of course, we need to bring media literacy to this and remember that truth is especially hard to discern in wartime.

[–] nightshade@piefed.social 1 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Thank you for the reply, but I can't find anything on the number of schools hit at the CNN or Al Jazeera links you provided. Am I just missing it? They say the live coverage has ended, and then there's a link to their ongoing coverage, but nothing mentioned about the schools. 600 is a pretty big number (though even one is too many), that's why I'm asking.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

From the CNN article:

In Tehran province, strikes have affected 275 pharmaceutical, health and emergency centers, 498 schools and 17 Red Crescent centers, Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) said, citing Pir Hossein Kolivand, head of Iran’s Red Crescent society.

The Al Jazeera link has the same number:

The damaged structures include 62,000 homes, 281 medical centres, hospitals and pharmacies. Additionally, 498 schools had been damaged, as well as 17 rescue points and 12 rescue vehicles.

[–] nightshade@piefed.social 1 points 4 hours ago

I see it now, thank you.